The General Assembly [pp. 521-553]

Foregtn Missions.
attention, especially by the aborigines of our country to the
missionary education of the young-and they recognize, with
special thanksgiving to God, the hopeful conversion of some
who were totally Pagans, Romanists, and Jews, and the peaceful departure of others to the heavenly rest, as indications of
the presence and blessing of God in this important department
of our work.
4. Resolved, That the Assembly observe with much satisfaction the steady increase of the pecuniary offerings which are
made by the churches to this cause, the manifest energy of the
officers and agents of the Board, the wise and efficient supervision of the Executive Committee, and the growing interest of
our body in this holy enterprise, and they would take the present occasion to call up all the friends of Christ among us, and
all the churches, with a deeper feeling of dependence, a warmer
zeal, a stronger faith and prayerfulness, a more expanded liberality, to go forward in the sacred work of evangelizing the
nations, and establishing the cause and kingdom of our Lord
Jesus Christ in every land.
Hion. Walter Lowrie, Secretary of the Board, made detailed
and interesting statements explanatory of the condition of the
various missions, their success, and their wants. The Board
have among the North American Indians, 10 ministers, 12
male, and 23 female assistants, 408 pupils, 6 churches, with 80
communicants; in Africa 2 ministers, and 1 on the way, 3
churches, with 97 communicants, 2 candidates for the ministry,
and 3 primary schools with 103 pupils; in India, 26 ministers,
23 Native Assistants, 22 schools-4 of them high schools-1 a
Mission College with 150 students-5 are boarding schools with
115 female pupils, 3 only of the churches reported 157 conmunicants, and 4 printing presses. In China there are 11 min'isters, 1 physician, 4 boarding schools with 120 pupils.:Siam is
the only discouraging Mission. The Board has 4 missionaries
among the Jews, and there have been cheering cases of conversion. $2050 have been appropriated for operations in Papal
Europe.
The receipts of the Board for the year have been $140,000,$2400 over those of last year. The operations at the various
missions develope many interesting facts. A native member of
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